INTERNATIONAL RUGBY
Israel Folau will appeal against one-match ban for dangerous tackle
Sydney — Wallabies and Waratahs fullback Israel Folau has been handed a one-match ban by World Rugby for aerial challenges during the national team’s defeat by Ireland last Saturday, although Rugby Australia are set to appeal against the decision. He was given a yellow card and then a warning from a citing commissioner after he was deemed to commit two dangerous aerial challenges during Australia’s 20-16 third Test loss to Ireland, leading to a disciplinary hearing with World Rugby. "A World Rugby judicial panel has handed Wallabies fullback Israel Folau a one-match suspension at a hearing in Sydney tonight," the sport’s national governing body said. "Folau will appeal against the decision, however if the suspension is upheld on appeal the 29-year-old will miss Friday night’s top-of-the-table Australian Conference clash with the Melbourne Rebels," it said. Waratahs head coach Daryl Gibson, who named Folau in his squad to face the Rebels despite the hearing, believes that if the ban ...
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